Do you realize how big your bill would be if you did a pay as you go? as I said, the iPad will bring many other things e.g. apps, 3g service and other things that might cost you more than the device ----- Original Message ----- From: Chris Blouch To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 5:15 PM Subject: Re: considering an iPad but have questions
Data plans are required for the iPhone. It's only the iPad that lets you go ala carte with ATT. Must be pretty bad service if you're willing to pay 2-4x for Verizon to avoid ATT. Not unsurprising though. I know one person that used to have to leave their apartment and go to a nearby shopping center before she got service, and that was just for phone calls, not to mention any 3G data service. CB Larry Wanger wrote: I understand the iPad data plans and their costs. However, I'm not a fan of AT&T, I have found places with terrible 3G access and I don't want to pay them for 2 data plans. I'd ultimately like to cancel the iPhone data plan if it is possible and just have the Verizon Mifi for data. However, my question is whether or not the data plans are required for the iPhone and or if they have a lower priced option even if it has data limits. Thanks. -----Original Message----- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ricardo Walker Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 2:05 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: considering an iPad but have questions Hi, The data plans for the iPad are pay as you go. There is no contract. You can get the $15 250MB plan as well as the $30 umlimited plan. hth On Apr 7, 2010, at 4:52 PM, Larry Wanger wrote: Hi, So, I think I'm going to get an iPad but have data related questions. While wifi is probably a good option, the fact is that free and reliable wifi is not as available as we might hope. I often find myself on the train, a bus, waiting at a business, Etc. where wifi is not available. Both the iPhone and iPad are very data centric devices and most of the apps I use require an Internet connection. Therefore, I can easily see situations where the lack of Internet access is going to be a problem. Yet, I absolutely hate the idea of paying for a data plan with AT&T when I'm already doing so with the iPhone. My iPhone is not jail broken so tethering really isn't a good option for me. I've looked at purchasing a mifi from Verizon as another option. The cost is $50 after a rebate and either $40 or $60 per month on a 2 year agreement depending on the data plan I want. I'm finding that I'm very mobile and not at home much of the time now days and am considering canceling or sharply cutting back on my broadband costs there so that would offset the cost of the access through a mifi. For those who don't know, the mifi is a device a bit larger than a credit card that provides Internet access via the Verizon 3G network. Ultimately, there is a question here which relates to the requirement of having a data plan on the iPhone. Is a data plan required? Does AT&T offer a limited data plan at a lower cost or is the $30 unlimited plan my only choice. I really don't want to pay for multiple data plans if I can get out of it. Thanks for any thoughts. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
